After 108 years without a championship, fans of the Chicago Cubs turned out in huge numbers to celebrate with their team along the parade route.
Here's a look at the scene around the Cubs' victory parade.
Next stop: Grant Park! Chicagoans cross over the train tracks to get the best possible view of the festivities. AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato Of course Grant Park is packed: An estimated crowd of 5 million packed the 7-mile parade route from Wrigley Field to the park. AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato Cubs fans fly a victory flag -- although if you look closely, something's not quite right: The Wrigley Field ivy is a beautiful midsummer green. For once, the Cubs were playing -- and, more to the point, winning -- as the ivy turned a fall red. AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato The world champs pass the landmark Chicago Water Tower as they make their way down Michigan Ave. Jerry Lai/USA TODAY Sports Catcher Miguel Montero -- who hit a pinch-hit grand slam in Game 1 of the NLCS and drove in the Cubs' final run in Game 7 of the World Series -- holds the Commissioner's Trophy aloft. Jerry Lai/USA TODAY Sports Cubs stars Anthony Rizzo, Dexter Fowler, Kris Bryant and Jason Heyward are dwarfed by something no one has ever seen before: the words "WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS" on the Wrigley Field marquee. AP Photo/Paul Beaty With the Chicago skyline the background, it seems the entire city is Flying The W in honor of the Cubs (including, if you permit us to guess, probably some White Sox fans, too). AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast John Lackey, David Ross and Jon Lester sport their home whites as they acknowledge the crowd. Frank Polich/Reuters Grant Park or bus! Er, bust! AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato I was there! Really! Fans take a selfie as they Fly The W. AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato Joe Ricketts, with his son and Cubs chairman Tom beside him, shows off the hardware. Dylan Buell/Getty Images Fans flank a fleet of buses full of Cubs as it passes by Friday afternoon. AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato This kid has been waiting his whole life for this! Dylan Buell/Getty Images Cubs players get showered in red, white and blue confetti. AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh Dexter Fowler makes sure his teammate Anthony Rizzo is OK when Rizzo gets a bit misty-eyed during his address to Cubs fans. Tannen Maury/EPA Zo Cubs Zo! Ben Zobrist holds up his World Series MVP trophy as he addresses the crowd at Grant Park. Tannen Maury/EPA Something old, something new: With apologies to the retiring catcher, David Ross, 39, and Anthony Rizzo, 27, share a laugh on the big stage. But it's not all smiles -- Rizzo gets emotional during his speech, calling Ross "like a brother to me." Tannen Maury/EPA Skipper Joe Maddon -- sporting a "World Champs" beanie -- shows off baseball's most coveted prize. AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh
